The Hunger Striker vs. The Dictator
The hunger strike of Egypt’s Alaa Abd El Fattah overshadows Sisi’s attempt to whitewash his regime’s human rights record at COP27.
‘Every Idea Is an Incitement’: Where Is the Line Between Democratic Protest and Sedition?
There is a deep and growing disquiet over decisions of the Central and state governments and of courts of different jurisdictions on the incarceration of political dissenters and human rights defenders.
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Press Statements on Delhi Police Raids on the Editors of The Wire
Two Press Statements, condemning the raids on the residences and office of senior editors of the news portal, The Wire, in New Delhi and Mumbai on 31st October and 1st November, 2022 and manhandling of the lawyer, Shadan Farasat and other staff members of The Wire.
‘Nazi Billionaires’ by David de Jong: How Hitler’s Financiers are Still in Business
Book Review: David de Jong, ‘Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties’. On the close association of Germany’s largest business houses with the Nazis; and how, after the war, they continued amassing wealth, and retained decisive influence in business and financial spheres.
“Let there be Light”!
India today, is enveloped in darkness! As the nation embroils itself from one issue to another, the burden is felt by the ordinary citizen, as never before and in more ways than one. In these dark times, the people of India cry out in one voice, from the depths of their being “Let there be Light”!
This Diwali, Know That Prayer Is a Privilege in India
Majority community Indians have prayer privileges that many of our fellow citizens (especially Muslims, Christians and Dalits) can only dream of. In the year gone by, prayer – that universal act common to all religions – has been criminalised like never before.
Hindi Imposition: Another Attack on States’ Autonomy
The imposition of Hindi is not only an insidious form of establishing cultural hegemony over non-Hindi-speaking states but also an attack on the federal nature of the Indian state. Also: “Kerala Against Hindi Imposition; Terms Recommendations Attack on Federalism and Diversity of Nation”.
“Giorgia on Our Minds”: Exploring “Alternatives” as the Ultra-Right Overtakes Italy
The rise of the far right in Italy and elsewhere in Europe needs to be understood in the context of the failure of the left parties and movements to further the interests of the working class as well as those on the margins of the society in their politics as well as policy frameworks.
The Return of Fascism
Fascism is again ascendant. The far-right politician Giorgia Meloni is expected to become Italy’s prime minister after elections on Sunday. Extremism is the political cost of pronounced social inequality and political stagnation. Demagogues, who promise moral and economic renewal, vengeance against phantom enemies and a return to lost glory, rise out of the morass.
In Turning India into a Tyranny, Modi Has Made Economic ‘Crimes’ His Latest Weapon
Much like Adolf Hitler, Narendra Modi’s eyes are set on the complete dominance of the BJP in Indian politics. To this effect, his government will continue to use its carrot-and-stick policy to destroy the opposition.